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kinleyd on June 25, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: The slow death of the electric guitar

And back in the late 80s when Les Paul sales were flagging, out stepped a young Slash. And Gibson sales took off for another two decades and a half.

wyclif on June 26, 2017 [–]

Even though Slash wasn't playing a Les Paul then (it was a LP copy)!

kinleyd on June 26, 2017 | [–]

Yes, indeed! It was a great move by Gibson to get Slash on board after he broke out.

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